a poor widow does not care for the weaving -- a patriot who cares not for his own enterprise
It is a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is l í B ù x ù w ě I, which means that widows are not afraid of weaving less, but afraid of the disaster of national subjugation. In the old times, it was used to refer to worrying about their country and forgetting their home. From Zuo Zhuan, the 24th year of Zhaogong.
Idiom explanation
He: widow; T-shirt: worry; weft: weft for weaving.
The origin of Idioms
In the 24th year of Zhaogong in Zuozhuan, it is said that "if you don't care about its latitude, but worry about the fall of Zongzhou, you will reach Yan."
Idiom usage
The subject predicate type is used as the object, which is a metaphor for worrying about the country and forgetting home. I don't care about it. I'm worried about it. Gong Zizhen's poem "begging to buy Baoyang" in Qing Dynasty
Chinese PinYin : lí bù xù wěi
a poor widow does not care for the weaving -- a patriot who cares not for his own enterprise
an exalted discussion and extensive statement. chóng lùn hóng yì
heat intense enough to melt stone and metals. liú jīn shuò shí
stuffy room without ventilation. mì bù tōng fēng
It's too fast to cover your ears. xùn léi bù jí yǎn ěr
A headache cures the head, but a foot cures the foot. tóu tòng yī tóu,jiǎo tòng yī jiǎo